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The INSIDE: LIONS HONOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE - PAGES 4-5 A NEED 20 PAGES THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 Email: editor@spec.com.au GREATER HAMILTON $1.40 inc GST OUR COMMUNITY, YOUR PAPER FOR EXTRA DRIVER CAUTION - Page 6 Phone: 03 55 721011 ADDING to the atmosphere of the Southern Grampians Shire’s Australia Day celebrations at the Hamilton Botanic Gardens on Tuesday were, from left, Declan Eddy, 11, Mason Eddy, 15, Benjamin Eddy, 9, and William Eddy, 13, all from Hamilton. See more photos Pages 10-11. Photo: BILLY EASSON. NATIONAL HONOURS REX MARTINICH SOUTHWEST Victoria has been well represented in the Governor General’s Australia Day Honours, with residents of Hamilton, Penshurst and Dunkeld recognised for their contributions to society. Roger Thompson, of Hamilton, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division, for his services to the community through work with Hamilton Uniting Church, Lions Club, and other local organisations. WEA Mr Thompson told The Spectator that his work across the region, which included helping to provide struggling families with groceries, selling Op Shop items and listening to schoolchildren read, was motivated by his “Christian belief and values”. “(The medal) certainly won’t make any difference to what I do; I just really love doing it,” Mr Thompson OAM said. “I suppose it stems from my Christian belief and values, that’s what drives me: things like equality and justice and opportunities for everyone, honesty. “All these sorts of things that are important to me and are a driving factor and the other thing is that I think it’s THER FORECAST TODY a tremendous community we live in and I just like to put back as much as I can because it’s a great place to live.” Keith Humphrey, a retired ambulance offi cer from Penshurst, was awarded the Ambulance Service Medal for, as cited, having “tirelessly served the Victorian community for over 41 years as a paramedic, with the Country Fire Authority and as an Ambulance Community Offi cer Team Leader”. Mr Humphrey also helped to restore Penshurst’s ambulance service and was responding to up to 150 incidents per year up until his retirement in 2015. Continued: PAGE 2 HAMILTON’S Roger Thompson, who was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division on Australia Day, pictured in 2014 helping to organise food packages for families in need through the Hamilton Uniting Church’s ‘Secondbite’ program’. Also pictured are Reverend Peter Cook, Bambridge College student Maddi Stone and volunteer Jo Brody. A: Shower or two, max 24 FRIDY A: Showers increasing, max 17 141031ah003 160126bj041